The synergism of biology and culture

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-248

  Keegan, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean islands; Island archaeology; Marine ecology; Mollusks; Trophic level analysis; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLLUSC; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 70349661685     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890902975861     Document Type: Article

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